Masterclass Beyond Risk Management

Overview

Internal auditing provides the board and management with independent, risk-based and objective assurance, advice, insight and perspectives. Conventional risk management approaches focus on reducing potential misery. In contrast, newer insights focus on staying future-proof i.e. ensuring that the core stakeholders remain satisfied with the organization’s performance. The significant contrast is central in this two-day course.

From mitigating risks to managing expectations
As an internal auditor, you are supposed to work in a risk-based manner and evaluate how the auditee deals with relevant risks. Traditional approaches to risk management are primarily about identifying, analyzing, mitigating and monitoring possible undesirable events. They focus on reducing individual risks or risk categories. This approach thrives primarily as an accountability tool in a compliance-driven environment.
Organizational leaders become successful by seizing opportunities as well as mitigating threats. Conventional risk management methods, however, focus on reducing individual risks to acceptable levels through control measures. Colleagues usually experience this approach as corvee. Integrating these methods into regular decision making proves difficult in practice.
Recent insights underscore the serious limitations of conventional risk management practices and the importance of balanced decision-making under uncertainty. Managing the expectations of the core stakeholders requires that executives must both benefit from opportunities and reduce threats. As different interested parties value different things, decision-makers must deal with dilemmas and make tough choices.

What you will learn
Day 1: conventional risk management approaches
• key terms and concepts in the COSO ERM (2017) and ISO 31000 (2018) standards
• origins and drivers of the current risk management practices
• the 3 lines (of defense/accountability/control) model
• characteristics and examples of common methods and tools
 

Day 2: from mitigating risks to managing expectations
• the coherence of things within organizations
• the essential role of the critical friend in practice
• delivering what core stakeholders value
• effective cooperation between experts supporting decision-makers

How you will benefit
• You realize that (un)favorable results are an inextricable blend of (un)luck and (un)wisdom.
• You focus on improving the quality of decision-making and actively contribute to it.
• You collaborate more effectively with professionals in managerial, primary and support processes.
• You recognize that using risk management jargon leads colleagues to think that it's about something else than their own job.

Trainer
Marinus de Pooter is an independent interim professional, consultant and trainer. He focuses on supporting leadership teams in remaining future-proof through dependence aware and consequence conscious decision-making.
Marinus was previously Director of Finance at Ernst & Young Global Client Consulting, European
Director Internal Audit at Office Depot and ERM Solution Leader at EY Advisory.
More details can be found in his LinkedIn profile (nl.linkedin.com/in/marinusdepooter) and on his website (www.stay-future-proof.com).